The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-06
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Second Days Session OF the Ameri.
can Beard.
eign LRnds-Caliing Councils
I'm Certain Cases.

SPRISeYIBl Mass Oct. Sat tn
second days me citing OF the American
board OF foreign missions the Rev
DR.. Judton Smith read report on tn,
missions OF China, Africa and the Pa
cifc islands. The following lie an alb
strsc,:
"Five OF the Missions have bsen es
tsblithed over twelve years and are
thoroughly equipped for their varied
work; four have been planted bu,
seven years, and are just beginning Ia
me asuIe themselves with the almo |
bouudlSes opportunities that surround
them. Several missiC nariss have died
this year. Truth is gaining a foot.
hold in China, and the people well
come the missionaries. The number
of converts has dubbed in ten
years, aud now txceeds 10000. There
are sixty four lsborrrs in the fsld, but
the force s,ould be twice ss large.
More than 8 900 persons have received
medical treatment in the China mis-.
sion. Instructor is being given to
nearly every one. There are fifteen
churches. with $3.50 members, 10 per
cent. having ined this year. The
north China mission has been weak.
handed, but more have j1ined the
churches than for several yesro
past, l07 In u t,tal Of 96l. The high
school at Tung Chow promises TO be-.
come Q school Of liberal training In
the highest sense. A aourishlng
Young Men Csflttian association 10
located there, and the eight your &
men who graduated at the theological
seminary two years ago are doing coed
work. Che number Of pupils in the
Bridgemsn sch COL, for girls at Pehir
who are seIf supp ring, is increasing.
The medical cssts treated nj The four
stations OF ihs mission amount 10
l,h00. the ~ abee mipsion is gaining
strength, and large ftini Icements are
wanted. The same is especially true
OF the Hong Kong mission, where
nothing bu; On iusdgq iate force pre-
vents the immediate cultivation VI d
wide and waiting field. Ia Africa the
Illu mission IL prosperous; q .
churohea epors an ~ crease OF l2D
membria in a tctal OF 800 The schoole
are growing; the Temperance cause Ia
gsiricg ground, end ,hs native pastors
are ircr. Sslng. Recruits ere greatly
needed, however. Micronesia bRs
40 tell.supbortiIg Eugleh churchse
With 5,Sl2 members; more THAI
can be- found In any other
mistiop q ihs board. There
are o high schools, ~ com.
mon scroos and $50 pupils. Tne
report.brie0y meutlous the arrest {
Mr.. DOabe ne one Of the d III ;ultitu
liable to arise In missiora AIRY work. The
summary shows 20 missions, SOL sa.
tions, 1866 ordained missionaries, ~
phyhici ,ne ordained, 10 male htsltt.
ants, 269 womep, making 4b7 perobt
sent from tits country. There are l5l
nativs pastors, 393 preachers and cat
echisis, ,l6l scnOol teachers and 81
other naive helpers. The churchu,
number 325, cIurch member, 2s.0I2
The additions OF ths year are 1905
Tn 70 arc IS high schools, Theological
tem,naries aud station clasI 90, vIlh
1928 pupis The girls In tondinl
schools. OF which there are Al, mum
Der 2,3lS. Thera arc SIS common
schools, With 3i.4l7 pupils, 80 that the
whole number under Instruction Ia
4i,l6l."
DR.. Clark read q report on the mis-.
tions In Turkey, lads, Asia and pspil
lande. In Ipdia, the rep1f said, there
ives danger Of the work clipping away
for lack of means 10 develop n. Al
all other points progress Was moet
tAiitisc DRY ,Iaud the work might be
greatly Increased With means.
Tho report OF the prudential com.
mitiee on the expediency OF calling
council 8 Ia certain caiee was read By
Secretary Jud.on Smith. It's a Ions
document, The essential pOinie ol
which are contained Ia this iecapitu
lation by the COMMITTEES: Seeing then
that by general consent such bod es a
the board cannot call councils; seeinp
that 20 cali IL, m orly In q ecisi cases
would be oppn TO grave objeciiop,
and 10 call them In nj c,tes would b.
enmbtr, ONE; seeing that councils be-
ing local, rphemeIAl and hrfes popsi
ble are inadtqlaie Tor the purposes
eeeing that mixed responsibilities IN
selecting candidate, would pridnce
friction, AID teeing thst unity Of u M
In suppo'. Ing missiona.i' - has Ion.
WI k,d " Il aud will se,urs vii.l
harmony ibsn other lnuthod, th'
commute dG.n notthink tbe mes,ut'
tubmi', 4 for i's confederation Is IL
p.dleui"
As,oln 20 DR.. Smith d ish'd reed
irg hir Tp1r tie Rv. H~nry L
On, ever undertook immedis'.ly ,ftel
70 intiodn nee resolution that 10 10 ths
sense Of the LOYAL and loving GOnttit
n.rcy Of the American board that Oh,
belief that future pfoba'ioa ~ p.rmi.
sibs on the part oil c,bdidsts Tor ~,
mlseio AIRY 4 Id shell not ,xrluJ
them from IL. IL vas iuled en- {
ODD, =, aod ,hsn DR. q Ion moved ,hs
the rrpnri Oi ib. prudential commit
tee he adopt q Ex President PIr'.
moved tba T. he i.f rid 10 n spsria
committee. tu' the Rev DR. Eid!
pleaded 20 . chance Of itcussiou a
ihr motion making Il hr-t "a tbs % a.
for thi, afternoon prevailed.
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